TY - BOOK A3 - Hautamäki, Irmeli A3 - Piippo, Laura A3 - Sederholm, Helena PY - 2021 TI - Avantgarde Suomessa AB - Avant-garde in Finland is the first book to provide an overarching introduction to avant-garde art by Finnish artists. The articles in the book discuss the application and development of the cultural ideas of the avant-garde in Finnish art from the early 20th century till the present day. The book focusses on the social, political, and artistic characteristics of avant-garde art and their manifestation in Finnish avant-garde literature, visual arts, architecture, fashion, and music.The book shows the remarkable role of women artists in the development of the Finnish avant-garde. Many artists and groups are presented in the book for the first time. At the same time, the articles highlight connections between well-known Finnish artists and international avant-garde movements that have not been recognized in earlier research. A key theme of the book is the tension between the internationality of avant-garde and the nationalist elements of Finnish culture. The book is peer-reviewed, and its authors are eminent senior scholars and younger researchers. PB - Finnish Literature Society CY - Helsinki KW - fashion KW - architechture KW - literature KW - arts KW - modernism KW - Avant-garde SN - 978-951-858-280-2 SN - 978-951-858-387-8 SN - 978-951-858-386-1 DO - 10.21435/tl.267 SE - 452